If Mr Ofori-Atta would not come, go ahead and try him in absentia. He also dismissed claims that Ofori-Atta would face humiliation if he returned to Ghana, arguing that arrest and bail are standard legal procedures. Pratt warned that the case could drag on for years due to Ofori-Atta’s resources and access to top legal representation. - Bernard Mornah claps back at Frank Davies in Ofori-Atta detention saga“This case can drag for 10 years or more given the fact that Mr Ofori-Atta appears to have substantial resources at his disposal. I cannot understand why there is this standoff, him refusing to come and all the drama and so on,” he concluded.